Temperature-controlling apparatus.



J.'W. & cfw. HAYS.

TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SE'PT.I4,1914.

1,157,866. v Patented 001;. 26, 1915.

ITNEISSES: I W Q .rosnrnw. HAYS AND CHARLES w. HAYS, or cnrceeo, ILLINOIS.

TEMPERATURE-GUETROLLING- APPARATUS.

v To all whom it may concern.

States, and residing Be it known that we, JOSEPH W. Hers and CHARLES W. HAYS, citizens of the United in the city of Chicago,

county or" (look, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temperature-Controlling Appaa specification.

Our invention relates especially to automatic gas analyzers and is designed to keep the gas at stable temperature during the process of analysis. In nearly all forms of rat-us,'of which the-following is g as analyzing appar atus depending upon the aosorption principle the percentage of the gas constituent sought is determined'volumetrically, the gas volume taken for analysis being compared with the gas volume after absorption. As gas volumes are afiected by temperature it is absolutely essential that the measurement following absorption be made at the temperature obtaining during the primary measurement.-

- ulated gas analyzers this is readily accomplished by a'simple-Water-jacketing of the burette in which the gas is primarily measured. Following absorption the gas is returned to the burette for the final measurement. I Both measurements accordingly take tube or chamber surplace in the same the same acketing water.

rounded by -While this method is sufliciently reliable'to v satisfy the requirements of industrial gas does not meet the demands of the fqllowing reason of which gasab'sorpanalysis it exact gas analysis for he'chemica'l reaction tion is an incident is accompanied by heat. Accordingly, the gas when returned to the burette for measurement following'absorp tion is at ahigher temperature than obtained' during, its primary measurement.

This results in raising the temperature of Specification of Letters Patent.

In hand manipn1ospheric pressure Patented Gctfifi, 1915.

Application filed September 14, 1914. Serial No. server.

have gone no attempt has ever been previously made-to apply temperature control to an automatic gas analyzer.

We attain the objects of our invention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which for the sake of clearness we have shown only those parts of our auto matic gas analyzer that relate to the present invention. The fluid leveling device specifically claimed in our co-pending application, Serial Number 779,547., is not included in the drawing.

J is a jacketing vessel,- preferably-of glass.

B 7 is the burette or measuring chamber and A the absorption chamber, packed with a fibrous material, SW hese are connected by the capillary tube CT is connected with the closed potash chamber in which we have the rubber bag, RB, submerged .in the caustic potash solution, PS with water, W. IT and OT are gas inlet and outlet tubes leading to and from B respectively. I

P is a gas pump, operated bya stream of water delivered through the pipe, WP he water i's delivered from P into the stanchpipe F S271 The stand-pi e is soldered into the water chamber W and extends down a short distance into same. DS is a discharge siphon which empties the standpipe and the water chamber when the water, W has accumulated in the stand-p1pe to the overflow point, OF

The tubes 9 1T and 1T connect withthe pipes IT and GT are soldered-into the top of WC .BP is a: by pass "valve filled with water VF, connecting the tubes fIT and Ag is an agitator for stirring the water in the jacketing tank J at the bottom and communicates by the tube AgT with the agitator bell, .AgB located in the stand-pipe.

may be provided in the stand-pipe if desired and a water outlet from the jacket ing tank at WO or any other convenient point.

The measurement ofthe gas sample at at- 13 means of the tube MT is completely filled.

as shown and g is open A water inlet,

accomplished I by and the gas bag GB as hereinafter described. The "ap-' parat-us is charged with the caustic potash solution, or other liquid chemical used. through the tube loT, which is closed. by the plug. P0P. The displacement tube, .DT is connected with the rubber bag, RB. The latter is filled with water "\V which extends into and partly fills UT. The percentage of the gas being determined is indicated upon the scale IS by the water displaced upward into DT from RE.

The apparatus operates as follows: The gas pump, or aspirator, P, which is operated by a. small stream of water delivered through \VP, creates a partial vacuum in the pipe OT. This is communicated to B and the pipe IT,the latter being connected with the source of gas supply. As a result of the lowered pressure gas flows through IT, B and OT to the pump where it mingles with the water. The water is discharged into 86F and accumulates in \VC. The water in a few moments reaches and seals the lower end of StPz' A quantity of air is trapped in lVC. This air is compressed by the static action oi the water accumulating in StP. As a result of this pressure, water Vi is displaced from the secondary chamber W'C through the tubes, IT and IT into the tubes, IT, OT and MT and the burette B. When the water reaches and seals the lower ends of the tubes IT and OT the flow of gas through E is shut off. a quantity of gas is trapped in B and MT and the flow of gas is short-circuited through the liquid valve BP. As the water rises toward the burette B, some of the trapped gas is displaced into MT and the distensible gas bag, GB. \Vhen MT is sealed by the water the exact quantity of gas required is trapped off in B and in the tube connecting the upper part of B with IT. This exact quantity of gas is measured at the pressure of the atmosphere and at the temperature of the water sur rounding B. The watercontinues to rise and pushes 'the gas through the capillary tube. (11 into 1 displacing the liquid chemical. from, A into PoC. This displacemei'it results in a compression of the rubber l')ag, RB and displacement of some of the water 'W therefrom into UT. A is packed with a fibrous material, preferably steel wool,to expedite absorption. -lt is plain to be seen that the height to which the water rises along the scale, IS is inversely proportional to the volume of gas absorbed in A.

It is of, theutmost importance that the gas while in A shall be held under the same temperature at which it was measured in llf if the slightest change in temperature takes place after the gas is measured the volume of the gas remaining in A, followingthe absorption, will be affected and the indication of the per cent. of absorption will be incorrect upon the scale. "lHf Outside agencies may a that the temperature of the gas following its measurement in the burctte and the heat produced by the chemical reaction att nding the absorption is sure to affect the volume of the gas. This heat of reaction must be dissipated as fast as produced. The absorption chamber, A is submerged in the same body of water that surrounds 11" And the quantity of water employed is relatively large which insures that the heat taken up by the water following the reaction of absorption in A will not be suflicient to raise the temperature of the whole body of the water to an appreciable extent.

' It is essential that the water in the jacket- -ing chamber J should be ot'uniform temperature throughout its entire mass. The water in J may be subjected to wide changes of temperature in the course of the day, especially if the apparatus is situated where it will be subjected to considerable heat or to the in fluence of drafts, as for example in a. boiler room. Any influences tending to raise or lower the temperature of the. water in J of the water,the warmer water rising to the top of the chamber and the colder water sinking top the bottom. To prevent such stratification, we, have provided as follows:

will cause a stratification The agitatbr tube Ag is open at the lower I end and extends to near the bottom of the chamber J. It is connected by the tube, AgT with the bell, AgB, located near the top of the stand-pipe. Water normally stands in A9 at substantially the same level as thel surrounding water in J, Vhen the rising water in the stand-pipe reaches and seals the lower and open end of A'gB and rises around same, air is forced from AgB through AgT into Ag, forcing the Water down out of same into the bottom of J. When the water reaches the point, OF in StP, the siphon,

DS, isstarted and quickly em ties the stand-pipe and the chamber W Fol: lowing this, water rises from the bottom of J into Ag, the gas remaining in A is returned to B and as flow is again inpending application.

into J. It is necessary to provide anoverflow outlet, l VO The inflow and outflow of a very small quantity of Water, will, in ordinary cases, insure uniformity of temperature throughout the mass of Water in J.

This application is a division of our co- 1 Serial No. 779,547, filed July 17, 1913.

W e claim 1 l. A gas analyzer consisting of tube-connected gas measuring and absorber vessels,

means for forcing the gas to be analyzedlroni the measuring to the absorber vessel,

and means for maintaining the gas at constant temperature during the measuring and absorbing operations.

A gas analyzer consisting of tubeconnected gas measuring and absorber vessels, means for maintaining both of said vessels at common temperatureand for transferring gas from one of said vessels to the other.

3. A gas analyzer consisting of connected gas measuring and gas absorber vessels,

means for transferring gas from the one vessel to the other and means for preventing outside agencies from causing change of volume of the gas when in said vessels.

4. A gas analyzer consisting of tube connected gas measuring and absorber vessels, means for maintaining both of said vessels gust, 1914.

at common temperature and means for passing gas back and forth between said vessels.-

5. A gas analyzer consisting of gas measuring and absorber Vessels and a common jacketing medium completely surrounding said vessels.

6. A gas analyzer consisting of connected gas measuring andabsorber vessels, a com mon jacketing mediumcompletely inclosing said vessels and means for causing gas to flow normally through said measuring vessel and periodically from said measuring vessel to said absorber vessel.

7. A gas analyzer consisting of connected gas measuring and gas absorber vessels,. a jacket surrounding said vessels, an inlet and an outlet to said jacket and means for causing a jacketing fluid to flow through said jacket from said inlet to said outlet.

8. The combination with a gas analyzer of a temperature controlling means whereby the temperature of the gas sample is rendered constant during the processes of measurement and absorption.

In Witness whereof, We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th. day of Au- JOSEPH W.'HAYS. [L.'s.] CHARLES W. HAYS. [1,. 5.] Witnesses:

Hanvnr Gr. HAYS, v FLORENCE M. NORMAN. 

